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Israel Concerned over Iranian Takeover of Syrian Golan


(Israel Hayom) Lilach Shoval - The IDF has identified a new threat resulting from the significant increase of the Shiite and Alawite Muslim populations in Syria. In 2011, Syria was home to 21.3 million residents - 59% Sunni Muslims, 11% Alawites, and 4% Shiites. The territory currently under Assad's control is home to 10 million people, with Shiites making up 10% and Alawites 30%. Many of the Shiites live in the Syrian Golan Heights on the border with Israel, where poverty is rife. Past experience has taught us that terrorist instigators are able to take advantage of civilian distress through charity organizations. Iran's terrorist operations have a fertile recruiting ground in the Syrian Shiite population and a few hundred have already been recruited by Hizbullah or Iran and its satellites.
2022-04-07 00:00:00
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